Monday, July 28, 2014

Started to work on the final details: swords, dagger, pistols, and hair. I spent some time thumbing through some picture books on pirates to get my mojo back.

Also got in some work on Robin Hood's crew. All the flesh tones are done and I have started putting in the greens. Perhaps overly influenced by the classic 1938 film with Errol Flynn, my color pallet will be decidedly cinematic. Robin's crew will be in dark greens which get progressively lighter until Robin himself. The inner circle (named characters) will be in mid greens with red details (except for will scarlet all in red).

Sunday, July 27, 2014

So I got tired of the cloth backdrops that came with my light tent. They collect dust, get creases that are hard to remove, and have colors that are like a stick in the eye. I decided to make my own sets. The first one is an arid landscape:

Saturday, July 12, 2014

First up I have been working on the robots/cyborgs/not-cylons I had just started last week. I wish I could remember who did these. I'd first thought 15mm.co.uk - no, couldn't find them on their website. Then tried the GZG - no. I'll figure it out before I finish them! (Update: Sybots by Astro Miniatures!)

So here they are all lined up. Dead simple paint job: black base, drybrushed Reaper Blackened Steel with a little black added to it, next layer straight Blackened Steel, finished off with a Blackened Steel/True Silver mix for a highlight.

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Finally hit the painting table for the first time in a month. So what do we have?

Old Parker got a bit more shading to the face as well as a base coat on the hair. Started fooling around with shades of grey to find the right tone for his clothing. Started on some spats as well. Sharp looker that Parker!